here's the problem, i can read the C drive from linux fine, but i can't read the D drive

it's listed as device /dev/sdb1, at mount point /windows/D

but when i try and mount it i get this


SoAndSo:/home/SuchandSuch # mount /windows/D
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sdb1,
missing codepage or other error
In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
dmesg | tail or so


don't suppose anyone out there can help me?

Is there any chance the D drive is NTFS format? Linux does not like NTFS, but it can be mounted. I just don't remember how.

I am assuming that the D drive is an EIDE drive, not SCSI, right? SCSI drives show up as sda or sdb or sdb1, like that. I would expect the D drive to show up as hdb.

You might try running dmesg | tail and tell us what it says about the second drive.

i suppose it's scsi, since it shows up as sdb1

dmesg | tail told me this

NTFS-fs error (device sdb1): read_ntfs_boot_sector(): Mount option errors=recover not used. Aborting without trying to recover.
NTFS-fs error (device sdb1): ntfs_fill_super(): Not an NTFS volume.
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT-INV IN=eth0 OUT= MAC=00:0c:6e:68:c6:a7:00:0f:b5:e3:4f:f4:08:00 SRC=84.65.52.108 DST=192.168.1.2 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=27939 PROTO=TCP SPT=37628 DPT=1679 WINDOW=0 RES=0x00 RST URGP=0
SFW2-INext-DROP-DEFLT-INV IN=eth0 OUT= MAC=00:0c:6e:68:c6:a7:00:0f:b5:e3:4f:f4:08:00 SRC=81.233.77.83 DST=192.168.1.2 LEN=40 TOS=0x00 PREC=0x00 TTL=255 ID=27721 PROTO=TCP SPT=64228 DPT=1681 WINDOW=0 RES=0x00 RST URGP=0
NTFS-fs warning (device sdb1): is_boot_sector_ntfs(): Invalid boot sector checksum.
NTFS-fs error (device sdb1): read_ntfs_boot_sector(): Primary boot sector is invalid.
NTFS-fs error (device sdb1): read_ntfs_boot_sector(): Mount option errors=recover not used. Aborting without trying to recover.
NTFS-fs error (device sdb1): ntfs_fill_super(): Not an NTFS volume.
FAT: Unrecognized mount option "nls=utf8" or missing value
FAT: Unrecognized mount option "unmask=0" or missing value

try mounting it with editing the fstab file locted in /etc/fstab

for example .this is wot i have mounted on my sys.
i created 4 drives in mnt.each corresponding to a drive in windows.
use the commands shown below to mount it
to know the name of ur disk in linux(eg /dev/sda...) use cmd fdisk -l





/dev/sda9 / reiserfs acl,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/sda8 /boot reiserfs acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/sda7 swap swap defaults 0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs noauto 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs noauto 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0
/dev/sda1 /mnt/c ntfs rw 0 0
/dev/sda3 /mnt/d vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/sda5 /mnt/e vfat defaults 0 0
/dev/sda6 /mnt/f vfat defaults 0 0


hppe this wrks fine for u

... that doesn't really help, i'm sorry. my windows drive is listed as /dev/sdb1 what do i do change the name of it?

just post the result of fdisk -l in here.i'll tell u hw to mnt it den

Disk /dev/sda: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 2351 18876375 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda2 2351 9729 59271786 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 2351 2529 1437754+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 2530 4488 15735636 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 4489 9729 42098301 83 Linux

Disk /dev/sdb: 80.0 GB, 80026361856 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9729 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 7179 57665286 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 7180 9729 20482875 7 HPFS/NTFS

mnt it like.make changes to /etc/fstab

/dev/sda1 /mnt/d ntfs rw 0 0

i think it shud do the trick if it dosent post the reply of df

did it work for u